Join Game Changers!

Apply Today and receive complimentary 6 month Premium subscription!
Quick Homework Help
(down) 0 (up)

What do I do if I am trying to find the coordinates for a given slope.    Ex. slope 2/3,  (2, )  ( ,7) What are the coordinates?

yanni6

by yanni6 at November 14, 2011

Answers

(up) 0 (down)
slope is defined as rise over run. so (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1) = 2 / 3 (7 - y) / (x - 2) = 2/3   We then separate that into two different equations. 7-y = 2 x-2 = 3 We solve that to get y=5 and x=5

Brandon. Brandon. November 14, 2011

Add your answer


Post your answer

Try Instatnt Math